Month: February 2010

FRIDAY, FEB 19, 2010 07:20 ESTBY GLENN GREENWALDYesterday, Joseph Stack deliberately flew an airplane into a building housing IRS offices in Austin, Texas, in order to advance the political grievances he outlined in a perfectly cogent suicide-manifesto. Stack's worldview contained elements of the tea party's anti-government anger along with substantial populist complaints generally associated with "the Left" (rage over bailouts, the suffering of America's poor, and the pilfering of the middle class by a corrupt economic elite and their government-servants). All of that was accompanied by an argument as to why violence was justified (indeed necessary) to protest those injustices:I remember reading about the stock market crash before the "great" depression and how there were wealthy bankers and businessmen jumping out of windows when they realized they screwed up and lost everything. Isn't it ironic how…

Holland has had EnoughBy Dave Lindorff (about the author) opednews.com PermalinkFor OpEdNews: Dave Lindorff - WriterBy Dave LindorffThe civilian death toll in the US media-hyped and much government-touted Battle of Marjah is now up to 21, about a third of them children. But that's only part of this ugly story.While the slaughter goes on in this pointless display of Marine power, civilians have been dying at American hands elsewhere in Afghanistan. On Thursday a US airstrike allegedly targeting "insurgents" ended up hitting and killing seven Afghani policemen. And yesterday, another airstrike, this time on a "convoy" of three vehicles, killed an astonishing 27-33 civilians and injured at least 12 more--and given the vicious nature of American weaponry, it's a fair bet that many of those who were injured will end up…

SAVE AS FAVORITEVIEW FAVORITESBy Jason Hamza van Boom (about the author) Page 1 of 1 page(s)opednews.com PermalinkFor OpEdNews: Jason Hamza van Boom - WriterOriginal article hereThe news about Switzerland's ban on the construction of minarets has made the headlines, providing shocking evidence of the strength of increasing intolerance in Europe. I shall be writing more about the minaret ban and its implications later, God willing, but right now I wanted to share an interesting side note.Daniel Streich was a member of the Swiss People's party (SVP), the political party that pushed the minaret ban initiative. Streich is a military instructor in the Swiss Army and a local politician in the commune of Bulle. Formerly a devout Christian, he converted to Islamand kept it a secret for two years.Streich has left the SVP, made…

Many Muslim scientists like Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, known in the West as Alhazen, and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (Algorithmi), made great contributions that shaped the modern world. In the 9th century, Muslim inventor Abbas ibn Firnas was the first to design and test a flying machine, hundreds of years before da Vinci drew plans of his own. Hospitals as we know them today believed to have come from 9th century Egypt. Sonja Pace | London 16 February 2010 Photo: AFP A replica of the first person said to have flown with wings is displayed at the science museum in central London on January 21, 2010. The debt owed by European scholars to their Muslim counterparts on everything from water pumps and blood circulation to engineering and map-making…

IslamOnline.net & Newspapers “Wives are to submit to their husbands in everything in recognition of the fact that husbands are head of the family,” rector MacLeay said. (Google) CAIRO – A Church of England priest has urged women to “submit” to their husbands, raising the ire of women as keeping with “dark ages”, reported the Guardian on Saturday, February 13. “Wives are to submit to their husbands in everything in recognition of the fact that husbands are head of the family as Christ is head of the church,” reads a leaflet issued by rector Angus MacLeay.“This is the way God has ordered their relationships with each other and Christian marriage cannot function well without it.”MacLeay, a member of the General Synod, also urged women to keep “silent” when asked questions…

The Magenn Power Air Rotor System (MARS) is a patented high altitude lighter-than-air tethered device that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, efficiently generating clean renewable electrical energy at a lower cost than all competing systems. This electrical energy is transferred down the tether to a transformer at a ground station and then transferred to the electricity power grid. Helium (an inert non-reactive lighter than air gas) sustains the Air Rotor which ascends to an altitude for best winds and its rotation also causes the Magnus effect. This provides additional lift, keeps the device stabilized, keeps it positioned within a very controlled and restricted location, and causes it to pull up overhead rather than drift downwind on its tether. All competing conventional wind generators use bladed two-dimensional…

Sandipan Chatterjee Wakf land now a club: Tollygunge, CalcuttaHaving failed to give the lease rent agreed upon in 1934, themanagement of the club has now been ordered by court to pay Rs 30 lakhas arrears and Rs 1 lakh a month as rentSaba NaqviWakf Deconstructed‘To tie down’ is the literal meaning ofthe Arabic word Wakf. It's used across the Muslim world to denoteproperty donated by individuals and institutions in the name of Allahfor the benefit of the poor in the community.800 years is how old the institution of Wakf is in India. It began when Muslim rulers donated huge lands for charity.3,00,000 is the approximate number of registered Wakf properties in India4 lakh acresis the land Wakf properties account for. According to the deputychairman of the Rajya Sabha, K. Rahman…

Misuse of Wakf properties: Who is Responsible for It? | TwoCircles.netMisuse of Wakf properties: Who is Responsible for It?Submitted by admin on 9 February 2010 - 11:26pm. * Indian MuslimBy Syed Sultan MohiddinThe Outlook (September 21, 2009) made a shocking revelation about the colossal delinquency by the Wakf Boards. The cover page printed these shameful letters: WAKF – INDIA’S BIGGEST LAND SCANDAL. Followed by this it said: “4,00,000 acres – 3,00,000 properties. Wakf boards around the country are doling out land meant for poor Muslims for a pittance.” Inside the glossy magazine, the cover story by Saba Naqvi has unveiled the height of dishonesty and lackadaisical attitude of the Wakf Boards.The report has exposed as to how the Wakf Board officials, far from being the guardians of the Muslim properties…